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John Earl is Averett University’s new manager at Danville Regional Airport. Photo by Hannah King
Jan 30, 2022

Averett students take flight at Danville airport

Times are changing at Danville Regional Airport. Averett University became the airport’s fixed-base operator in July 2021, replacing General Aviation Inc., a family-owned business which served as the FBO for more than 70 years. The city of Danville owns the airport and its fueling facility. The city’s chosen FBO pays the city for the privilege […]

Oct 15, 2021

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense promotes COO to CEO

Robert Geckle has been promoted to be the CEO of Arlington-based aerospace and aviation contractor Airbus U.S. Space & Defense Inc., moving up from serving as the chief operating officer and head of operations and corporate functions, the company announced Thursday. Geckle has worked with Airbus across its major business lines in multiple countries for […]

Sep 14, 2021

Aery Aviation to add 211 jobs, expand Newport News HQ

Newport News-based defense contractor Aery Aviation LLC will add 211 jobs with the $15.3 million expansion of its headquarters in Newport News, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The aviation company will build a 60,000 square-foot hangar with access to the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport runway and an engineering technology center to provide maintenance and modification [&helli[...]

Dec 1, 2020

Intelsat closes $400M cash deal for commercial aviation business

McLean-based communications satellite services provider Intelsat Corp. announced Tuesday it has completed the acquisition of in-flight broadband connectivity provider Gogo Inc.’s commercial aviation business for $400 million in cash. The acquisition was first announced in early September. Intelsat plans to pair its satellite and ground network to Gogo’s customer base of more than 3,000[...]

Josh Golden. Photo courtesy Cambridge International Systems Inc.
Sep 16, 2020

Arlington logistics, security company names CFO

Arlington-based Cambridge International Systems Inc. announced Tuesday it has hired Josh Golden as chief financial officer. With more than 25 years of experience, Golden was most recently the CFO and chief operating officer with Advanced Technology Systems Co. In his new role, he will lead Cambridge’s finance department and work with the executive leadership team […]

Feb 28, 2020

ROA passenger traffic up 7.1% from last year

The Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport’s (ROA) January grew 7.1% on a year-over-year basis, with 53,016 passengers flying in January 2020, the airport announced Friday. ROA has sustained passenger growth since September 2016. In January 2019 to January 2020 there were 3,552 more passengers — 114 more passengers per day. “Passenger demand is a critical factor when […]

Jan 28, 2020

Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport saw 17.7% increase in December

The Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) saw a traffic increase of 17.7% increase from December 2018 to December 2019, the airport announced Tuesday. For the year, ROA saw an 8.9% overall increase in passenger traffic — more than 719,000 passengers flew in 2019, compared to 660,000 in 2018. In December 2019, 61,827 passengers flew via ROA, […]

Jan 28, 2020

Richmond International Airport broke passenger record in 2019

Richmond International Airport (RIC) handled a record 4.3 million passengers in 2019 — a 7.4% bump from 12 months ago. In December 2019, RIC had a passenger traffic count of 381,767 — 12.7% more than December 2018. It was the 27th month in a row that the airport has reported record traffic. Southwest Airlines Co., […]

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